Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,690 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 188 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,324 kr
Net pay
* 427 kr
Marginal tax rate
16.4%
Average tax rate
75.6%
24.4%
Net pay
75.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
427 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,324 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,245 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 1,751 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 87.08 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
97.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 75.6% tax rate now rises to 97.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,690 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,324 kr. That means that your net pay will be 427 kr per year, or 35.57 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 75.6% and your marginal tax rate is 16.4%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 kr in your salary will be taxed 16.36 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 83.64 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 836 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 4,182 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 1690
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 1690
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 1690
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 1690
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 1690
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 1690
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 1583
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 1535
9.2%
8
France
DKK 1526
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 1504
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 1503
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 1470
13.0%
12
Switzerland
DKK 1381
18.3%
13
Hungary
DKK 1377
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 1360
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 1327
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 1321
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 1258
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 1170
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 1149
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 1064
37.1%
21
Romania
DKK 989
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 427
75.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 1663
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 1544
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 1690
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 1690
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 1690
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 1614
4.5%
4
Thailand
DKK 1606
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 1541
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 1540
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 1509
10.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 1489
11.9%
9
India
DKK 1487
12.0%
10
China
DKK 1467
13.2%
11
Malaysia
DKK 1451
14.2%
12
Vietnam
DKK 1437
15.0%
13
Philippines
DKK 1423
15.8%
14
Japan
DKK 1373
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 1338
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 1650
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 1563
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 1556
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 1555
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 1530
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 1528
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 1513
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 1504
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 1479
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 1403
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 1393
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 1384
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 1673
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 1606
5.0%
2
Ghana
DKK 1597
5.5%
3
Zambia
DKK 1589
6.0%
4
Morocco
DKK 1576
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
DKK 1563
7.5%
6
Senegal
DKK 1534
9.2%
7
Kenya
DKK 1450
14.2%
8
Angola
DKK 1441
14.7%
9
Cameroon
DKK 1426
15.6%
10
Mozambique
DKK 1411
16.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 1392
17.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
DKK 1690
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 1690
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
DKK 1605
5.0%
3
Qatar
DKK 1606
5.0%
4
Bahrain
DKK 1555
8.0%
5
Oman
DKK 1555
8.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 1542
8.8%
7
Kuwait
DKK 1504
11.0%
8
Israel
DKK 1468
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 1424
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Lejre tables of Denmark, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.